On the quiet floor of the ocean, surrounded by drifting plants and distant fish, a mermaid kneels in stillness. Before her lie the scattered bones of a drowned fisherman—time and tide having taken everything but what she refuses to let go. In her hand, she cradles his heart, preserved like a relic, held with the reverence of something sacred.
Her gaze falls downward, heavy with grief. There is no struggle left, no hope of return—only devotion. She does not reach outward; she gathers inward, protecting what remains. The sea moves around her, indifferent, alive, continuing. But she stays anchored in memory.
This piece captures the tension between loss and loyalty—the quiet, enduring act of holding on when there is nothing left to hold.
Details
18 × 24 inches
Original work on acid-free 140 lb watercolour paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Professionally presented in a sleek black frame, ready to hang
On the quiet floor of the ocean, surrounded by drifting plants and distant fish, a mermaid kneels in stillness. Before her lie the scattered bones of a drowned fisherman—time and tide having taken everything but what she refuses to let go. In her hand, she cradles his heart, preserved like a relic, held with the reverence of something sacred.
Her gaze falls downward, heavy with grief. There is no struggle left, no hope of return—only devotion. She does not reach outward; she gathers inward, protecting what remains. The sea moves around her, indifferent, alive, continuing. But she stays anchored in memory.
This piece captures the tension between loss and loyalty—the quiet, enduring act of holding on when there is nothing left to hold.
Details
18 × 24 inches
Original work on acid-free 140 lb watercolour paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Professionally presented in a sleek black frame, ready to hang